No Christmas for US Troops in Afghanistan

Over eight years after the US invasion of Afghanistan, around 70,000 American soldiers will be spending Christmas halfway around the world, fighting an increasingly futile war amid promises of further escalations.

It’s an all-too-familiar feeling for many, as between the Iraq War and the Afghan War, many of those in Afghanistan have spent multiple Christmas in combat zones, dodging IEDs while the President plans which dust-blown hell they’ll be fighting in next Christmas.

For the next few Christmases, it looks like it will be Afghanistan, as President Obama’s escalation of the war is poised to raise the number of troops to around 100,000, and keep it there for the forseeable future.

6 thoughts on “No Christmas for US Troops in Afghanistan”

Soldiers, you can only help your self's, no Politician will. they are all on the take getting paid by big Bussiness to keep this invasions going. educate yourself, listen to your Seniors from March forward.
Put down your Weapons and refuse to enlist and stop participating in Murder and Mayhem. nobody will thank you , there will never be glory in murdering innocent civilians. refuse to enlist. !

"No Christmas for US Troops in Afghanistan." That is because Santa knows that the military brass has given orders to shoot down any unidentifed flying object. Oh well, better luck next year, or the next, or the next….

Soldiers are in it for the money and education. If one gets killed his family gets $400,000. Don't feel sorry for the greedy dolts. Just saw te movie Avatar—Let's hope the natives win :^/
Merry Xmess–just one more thing–you can't buy me with money or a pat on the back!